Raspberry Pi Smart Mirror Uses AI for Facial Recognition

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This Raspberry Pi project takes the smart mirror to the next level with a touchscreen interface and facial recognition software. It was created by Eben Kouao with Smart Builds who dubbed the project Smart Mirror AI—or SMAI for short.

Smart mirrors need plenty of features to really stand out and SMAI is up to the challenge. It uses facial recognition to access individual profiles. You can use the smart mirror to control home appliances, monitor calendar tasks, and tons of other personalized apps. Instead


AMD Confirms Zen 3 Compatibility on B550, X570 Motherboards

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AMD revealed more information on the budget B550 chipset today. In the process, the chipmaker confirmed that when its CPUs based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture arrive, they'll work flawlessly on X570 and B550 motherboards with just a simple firmware update.

The B550 chipset will be consumers' cheapest ticket to PCIe 4.0 . The motherboards will bring PCIe 4.0 functionality where it matters most, on the primary

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Asus Ultrawide Curved Gaming Monitor Drops to $600

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The Asus ROG Strix XG35VQ ultrawide curved gaming monitor is now on sale for $599.99 on Newegg. That’s $150, or 20%, off its typical $749.99 asking price.

In our Asus ROG Strix XG35VQ review in 2018, we praised the monitor's high contrast and the reference-level color accuracy achievable with calibration. One of our biggest concerns was

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Bitspower's OLED and RGB-Infused Water Block Cools AMD Threadripper CPUs

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If you're running an AMD Threadripper system with a TRX40 chipset and want the ultimate water block to cool your CPU , Bitspower's got a strong contender in the Summit ELX. Standing out here is a handy OLED screen that helps you monitor your CPU temperature or other system data.

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AMD B550 Motherboards With Flashy Features, PCIe 4.0 Unveiled

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Intel is the midst of launching its Comet Lake-S desktop CPUs to beef up the high-end, but the Red Team is working hard on making B550 offerings that might just tempt you to the mid-range. After all, does one really need more?

Along with the announcement of the new AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and 3300X CPUs today, AMD shared details on five B550 motherboards: the Asus ROG Strix B

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AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 Mobile CPUs Arrive With Double the Cores

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Professionals need a system that can drive productivity while being secure, and that's exactly what AMD's new trio of Ryzen Pro 4000 mobile CPUs aim to offer. The chips, based on AMD's latest Zen 2 microarchitecture, will land in business laptops, replacing the chipmaker's previous offerings.

AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 processors are built with TSMC's 7nm FinFET manufacturing process. The new chips should


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Intel Comet Lake-S Overclocking: i9 CPUs Are Your Best Bet, MSI Data Shows

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In a livestream, Eric van Beurden and Michiel Berkhout from MSI Netherlands discussed the wide array of Z490 motherboards that MSI built to host the upcoming Comet Lake-S CPUs . In addition to discussing the motherboards , however, they also touched on the CPUs , most notably their quality levels, as spotted by VideoCardz .

Of course, what this really is is a judgment of Intel's binning methods. MSI tested a handful of Intel Core i5-1060

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Intel and Tile Collaborate to Bring Bluetooth Tracking to More Laptops

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Tile, the company known for its Bluetooth-based location trackers, will have its tech available in more laptops this year, thanks to a collaboration with Intel.

A version of this debuted earlier this year in the HP Elite Dragonfly G2 , a business laptop that used a second m.2 card to implement the technology. But by partnering with Intel, Tile is moving its tech onto Intel’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cards “utilizing driver firmware and bios configurations in conjunction with


Lenovo ThinkPad E Series Gets Ryzen U, Prices Announced for Ryzen Pro Models

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Today, Lenovo announced its new Ryzen 4000 series powered ThinkPad E14 and E15 laptops, adding an AMD option to the company’s already released Intel models of the same line. This follows a February announcement from earlier this year that Lenovo will also soon be releasing select models from its upcoming T, X and L series of ThinkPads with Ryzen Pro 4000 series mobile processors (with Intel models coming as well). Newly revealed pricing information and

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DIY Raspberry Pi Game: Bendy Bar 5000

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If you're stuck at home like Reddit user Theworldasiseeitnow, now is a great opportunity to learn a little Python and script a custom game for the Raspberry Pi . Theworldasiseeitnow shared a new Raspberry Pi project this week affectionately dubbed the Bendy Bar 5000.

The game operates using a 4GB Raspberry Pi 4 . The player must carefully move a metal ring from one end of the bar to the other without touching it. If the metal ring makes contact with the bar, a